Hay-sling.



H. F. RIEKENBERG.

HAY SLING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I| |916.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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H. F. RIEKENBERGi HAY SLING.

APPucATloN FILED Ausw, 19H5,

Patented Dec. 12, i916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 HENRY F. RIEKENBERG, OF SYLVAN GROVE, KANSAS.

HAY-SLING.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented JDec. 12, 1916..

Application filed August 21, 1916. Serial No. 116,031.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it lrnown that I, HENRY F. REKEN- nnne, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Sylvan Grove, in the county of Lincolnand State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements inHay-Slings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved hay sling designed for use inconnection with hay loaders or staclrers, vand adapted to be utilized inconnection with a hay wagon or header' box.

rIhe primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is comparatively simple in construction, and in its use,but which is perfect in performing the functions for which it isintended.

rIhe invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangementsof parts in the sling and in its application to the header box, as willbe more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to `thebest mode I have so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the sling with a load of hay in a headerbox of a wagon and illustrating the stacker which is Used ineonnection'with the sling in position for unloading the load from thewagon. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the apparatus after the load hasbeen lifted from thev wagon. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of the sling,detached. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the sling. Fig. 5 is an enlarged,fragmentary view of the sling illustrating one of the transverse barsand its relation to the canvas and ropes of the sling. Fig. 6 is anenlarged, partly sectional detail view of means for clamping thetransverse bars and certain of the rope braces. Fig. 7 is a view showingthe top edges of the upper side rail of the header box and illustratingthe attachment of the sling thereto. Fig. 8 is a view in elevation ofthe device of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is an edge view showing the top of thelower side rail and the manner of attaching the lower end of the slingto this rail in the header box.

In the accompanying drawings, in order to clearly exemplify the use ofmy invention, I have illustrated in connection therewith the wagon A,which is provided with a header box comprising the side rail B, and

the higher or upper siderail C. The wagon flexible body member as 1,which may be of canvas, and this member is provided with a suitablenumber' of transverse bars which are made up of sections as 2 and 3. Thebars are of duplicate form, and of the proper dimensions, and are joinedtogether at their respective ends by metallic caps which are made up ofsectional members 4c and 5. These two members provide a cap to fit overthe ends of the parallel bars 2 and 3, and they are clamped together bymeans of the bolts 6 which are passed through the perforated ends of thebars 2 and 3, and also through the lnembers of the caps. I haveillustrated four cords or ropes 7 to support the sling, and these ropesextend throughout the length of the sling, and bevond the ends thereof.At the upper end of the sling when it is in loaded position in theheader box, a ring 8 is provided to which the ends of the four ropes areattached. These ropes are located at the underside of the sling, andthey pass through eyebolts 10 which are fixed in the transverse bar2,and it will be observed that the bolts 6 at the ends of the transversebars have eyes 10. through which the outside ropes 7 pass. By means ofthese eye bolts 6 the outside ropes 7 are clamped and held tight. Inorder that the parts may be clamped together. a slot 11 is provided inthe lower end of the cap section 4 so that the eye 10 may be drawn intothe section. Thus, when the nut 12 on the bolt 6 is turned, the rope 7is pulled within the slot, and clamped between the eye 10 andthe surfaceof the cap section 1.

In Fig. 6, it will be seen that the two bar sections 2 and 3 are alsoclamped together, and the canvas 1 is clamped between them, by thisaction of the clamping nut 12. rIhe bolts 6 at the ends of thetransverse bars are the only bolts which are used to clamp the parts,and it will be seen that this is sullicient to form a rigid connectionbetween the transverse bars and the canvas, and in this manner a wellsupported and braced sling` is provided.

The ends of the ropes7, opposite the ring 8, are each provided with aring 13, and these rings are each permanently attached to a hook 14which is attached as by bolts 15 'andvnuts l16 to the lower side rail Bof the headerV box. f K

The other end of the sling with the e011- verging rope ends 7 and thesingle ring 8 holding them,is supported from the upper l'side rail C ofthe header box. For this purposeiI provide bolt 17 which is rotatable invthe side railC of the header box and provide'd with an angular benthook 18. In conjunction with thishoo'k I arrange a sec 'ond'bolt v`19 inthe side rail C, which is pro v.vided with an 'eye 20 to form the keeperfor the hook '18. In Figs 7 and 8, the manner of attaching the ring tothe side vrail C will lbe apparent. The ring 8 is placed over the ByeQOVof b'o-lt 19, andthen the hook 18 is turned down so that its end willpass through both the ring 8 and the eye bolt 20, `and in'this mannerthe sling is suspended or Yhung 4frein the side rail C.

"With ,the sling supported in proper position in the header box, andattached at its 'ends as described, the load of hay, headed y','grain,or Ystraw is placed therein. In actual "use it is 'desirable t'o employtwo or more slings throughout the length of the wagon body,forfhea' l'erbox and divided by a partition. After the wagon has been properlyloaded, it is'h'auled to position, adjacent the 'stackerfas Shown inFig. 1. The hook 18 is in ow lifted rfrom its keeper 20 and the ring 8,

' and the'rop'e J 'onthestacker is attached to therin'g 8. Proper poweris lapplied to pull -tlelrop'e, and the load of hay, headed grain, orstraw is bodily lifted and turned out of the-lreaderfbox and emptiedfrom the sling to position shown in Fig. 2. When the cradle or fork H isloaded, it can be operated as usual to stack the hay. The sling isreplaced in its proper position, and is then ready for another load. Theattachment 13-14 at the lower end of the sling is permanent, but thesling is detachably supported at its other end from the upper side railC.

F roln the above description taken in connection with my drawings it isapparent that I have provided a device which. fulfils the purposes and:functions ol a comparatively perfect sling, and also accomplishes theobjects set forth as the purpose of my invention.

What I claim is:

l. The combination in a hay sling with its canvas member and paralleltransverse bars, of sectional caps on each pair of bars, one of saidcaps having a slot therein, the other one perforated, a bolt passedthrough said perforated cap member and the ends of the bars, 'an eye onsaid bolt and a supporting rope passed through said eye, and a. nut onthe bolt for lclamping these parts together.

2. The combination with a header box including its side rails, of a haysling having spaced supporting ropesprojecting beyond one end andseparately attached to the lower side rail, the other ends of said ropeshaving an attaching ring, an eye bolt secured in the upper side of theother side rail, and a locking hook adapted to engage said ring `and'eye bolt.

3. A hay sling comprising a canvas strip and upper and lower paralleltransverse bars, sectional caps at the ends of said bars, reye boltspassed through said caps and bars, supporting ropes passed through saideye bolts, and nuts ron the bolts for clamping the caps to rigidly holdthe ropes in said eye bolts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY F. RIEKENBERG.

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